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exit wounds

exit wounds is the plural of exit wound.

Meaning of exit wound

Noun

exit wound (plural exit wounds)

  1. (forensics) A perforation of the skin caused by a projectile (such as a bullet) leaving the body.
    • Exit wounds, whether they are the result of contact, intermediate, or distant firing, all have the same general characteristics. They are typically larger and more irregular than entrance wounds and, with rare exception, do not possess an abrasion ring. Exit wounds can be stellate, slit-like...1998, Vincent J. M. Di Maio, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 92

Questions about exit wounds

What is exit wounds the plural of?
Exit wounds is the plural of exit wound.

Words near exit wounds in the dictionary

  1. exit velocities
  2. exit velocity
  3. exit visa
  4. exit visas
  5. exit wound
  6. exit wounds
  7. exitance
  8. exitances
  9. exite
  10. exited
  11. exited stage left

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